Tag: IPC

  • Six World Records Broken on Final Day

    Six World Records Broken on Final Day

    Stadskanaal, Netherlands, June 28, 2012: The best was saved for last in Stadskanaal, the Netherlands, as six world records were smashed on the final day of the IPC Athletics European Championships on Thursday (28 June) and Russia, Ukraine and Poland took the top three spots in the medal standings. Russia easily finished atop the medals…

  • 13 Final Candidates for Athletes’ Council

    13 Final Candidates for Athletes’ Council

    Germany, June 27, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Wednesday (27 June) announced the 13 final candidates nominated to fill the six summer representatives on the IPC Athletes’ Council. The IPC Athletes’ Council elections will take place from 27 August – 7 September during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at voting centres across the…

  • Dutch Delight on Day 3 of IPC Athletics

    Dutch Delight on Day 3 of IPC Athletics

    Stadskanaal – Netherlands, June 26, 2012: Dutch, On the third day of the IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal, the Netherlands, the sun came out for the first time at the event and the host nation starred with a sweep in the women’s 100m T43/44 race led by Marlou van Rhijn. Van Rhijn, who is…

  • Field Events Highlight IPC Athletics European

    Field Events Highlight IPC Athletics European

    Stadskanaal – Netherlands, June 25, 2012: Field Events, Three world and three European records were broken on Monday (25 June) at the second day of the IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal, the Netherlands, as several field athletes had spectacular performances. There were 31 medal events on Monday, and after two days of competition, Russia…

  • Russia `Rain’ Supreme on Wet of Athletics

    Russia `Rain’ Supreme on Wet of Athletics

    Stadskanaal – Netherlands, June 24, 2012: The rain may have fallen throughout the first day of competition at the 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal, the Netherlands, but it did not stop a number of athletes delivering some sensational performances in terrible conditions. A total of 22 gold medals were up for grabs on…

  • Mother of Hynd Brothers Chosen as IPC London 2012 Torchbearer

    Mother of Hynd Brothers Chosen as IPC London 2012 Torchbearer

    Bonn-Germany, June 6, 2012: Helen Hynd, the mother of Paralympics GB swimmers Sam and Oliver Hynd, has been chosen by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement, to act as a Torchbearer during the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay. The 49 year-old from Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, was chosen…

  • IPC Reveals May’s Athlete of the Month Shortlist

    IPC Reveals May’s Athlete of the Month Shortlist

    Bonn-Germany, June 04, 2012: Reveals, The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its shortlist for May’s Athlete of the Month award, and the public can now vote for the winner via the poll on the www.paralympic.org homepage. The finalists include: Graeme Ballard (Great Britain) The sprinter became a crowd favourite during the first race of…

  • IPC Athletics Announces Slot Allocations for London

    IPC Athletics Announces Slot Allocations for London

    Bonn-Germany, June 01, 2012: Slot Allocations, A record 101 National Paralympic Committees (NPC) will have athletes taking part in track and field events at London 2012 after IPC Athletics, the international governing body of para-athletics, today (1 June) announced its slot allocation for the Paralympic Games. In London a total of 1,100 athletes (740 male…

  • IPC Publishes Sochi 2014 Qualification Guide

    IPC Publishes Sochi 2014 Qualification Guide

    Bonn-Germany, May 31, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has published the Qualification Guide for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. The event which will take place between 7 and 16 March 2014 will feature a maximum of 692 athletes competing in 72 medal events across five sports. This will make it the biggest Paralympic…

  • IPC Plans Anti-Doping Crackdown in Powerlifting Ahead of London

    IPC Plans Anti-Doping Crackdown in Powerlifting Ahead of London

    Bonn-Germany, May 30, 2012: To coincide with the publication of its 2011 anti-doping statistics, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced plans to try to test every Powerlifting athlete at least once before they compete at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. According to statistics published by the IPC today (30 May), a total of 646…